Orchid species offer the orchid grower some of the most intriguing and beautiful flowers in the world. Possessing a long history of cultivation, orchid species still offer a wide variety of shapes, colors, and growing conditions to please anyone's preferences. We try to stock an ever-changing variety of different and desirable species well worth your time and money. Cal-Orchid has an active seedling proagation program to promote the enjoyment of strong, nursery raised plants bred from quality parental stock. Check the other product sections in our site for other species of genera not featured here.

 

Coelogyne tomentosa
Formrly known as Coel. massangeana. Large plicate leaves. Plants will produce very long, beautiful, pendulous spikes with many cream colored flowers highlighted with beautiful brown markings on the lip.
FS. 20.00

 


Dendobium dichaeoides
One of the nicest of the New Guinea Dendrobiums. Succlent red canes about 3-4" in length. Flowers are bright pink-purple produced in many flowered clusters. Grows well with intermediate conditions.
FS $40.00

 

 

 

Dendrobium prenticei

A super mini from Australia. Succulent short leaves soon cover the mount. Tiny white flowers with a yellow lip.
NFS $15.00

 

 




Dendrobium striolatum

Compact narrow pencil-like foliage gives rise to a profusion of 1/4" greenish- yellow flowers with a bright white lip. Creates a beautiful clump. Mounted.
FS $35.00

 

 

 



Dendrobium torresae
A micro-mini Dendrobium species from Australia. Small sucullent leaves will cover the mount and profusely produce small whitish flowers. Intermediate growing.
FS $25.00

 

 

 


Dendrochilum arachnites

Fine, knife-like foliage to about 8". Small, golden-yellow caterpillar-like spikes of flowers push from new growths. It is very beautiful even when not in flower.
FS $30 .00

 

 

 

 

Dendrochilum magnum
The showiest member of this genus, with the largest flowers and sprays. Up to 50 flowers to the flower spike. Flowers open lime green in color and later ripen to burnt orange. Late summer to Fall bloom season. Large bracts add to the beauty.
FS $20.00

 

 

 


Dendrochilum tenellum
This is a fantastic Phillipine species. The plant looks like tufts of grass that blow in the wind. When flowering, the plant will be covered with small sprays of tiny flowers.
FS. $20.00

 


Dendrochilum wenzelii (red)

Makes a superb specimen plant that always attracts attention. Long thin very hard leaves put forth an amazing display of many sprays with small red flowers.
FS $20.00

 

 

Encyclia cochleata alba
The cockleshell Orchid
The uncommon alba flower of this popular species. The flowers are a clear yellow with darker yellow striping on the dorsal rather than green and black. When mature, the plants can be in bloom all year.
NFS $15.00

 

 




Encyclia (Panarica) prismatocarpa
Still one of the most popular species with it's eyecatching green flowers covered with bold dark spots. Grows very easily in Cattleya conditions.
FS $25.00

 

 

 

Epidendrum parkinsonianum
A super species from Mexico that we have propagated from seed. Long succulent leaves hang down from a pendulous vining plant. Very large green flowers with a large white lip. Good for outdoors in Southern California.
NFS $20.00

 

 

Leptotes bicolor
Truly a great miniature species from Brazil. Very easy to grow. Short succulent leaves produce many half inch white flowers with a bright purple lip.
FS Mounts $20.00

 

 

 

 

Malaxis latifolia
Interesting terrestial orchid from Southeast Asia. Tall sprays produce sprays of many small purple flowers. Plant goes completely dormant in the Winter season. Very interesting and rewarding member of the genus.
FS $15.00

 

 

 


Maxillaria tenuifolia
One of the most popular species. Makes beautiful clumps of bulbs with long thin leaves. flowers are burnt orange with a very strong coconut scent.
FS $15.00

 


Microcoelia stolzii 'Cathy Fenwick's Medusae' CHM/AOS
Microcoelia is greatest leafless genus from Africa. Species from this genus are rarely seen. This species grows easily and produces a huge number of sprays with small white flowers.Cultivate by just setting the plant on top of a basket with no media.
Bare root cuttings FS $75.00

 

 

 


Pholidota chinensis
A great miniature from Southern China. soft green foliage that gets and orange tint at the tips with age. 10-12 small waxy flowers come on multiples of arching spikes.
FS $20.00

 

 

 

Podochilus muricatus
This is one of the most beautiful orchid plants, looking lore like a fern than an Orchid. This true miniature hasmall green and white flowers from the tips of the canes. Foliage gets a reddish tint with higher light. Native to Malyasia.
FS $20.00

 

 



Renanthera monachica
One of the smaller growing Renantheras. Mature at only about 6 inches. Nice branching sprays of orange flowers covered with red spots.
FS $20.00

 

 

 

 

Stenosarcos sceptrodes
A wonderful indoor plant for lower light conditions. Highly decorative foliage, green with glistening silver variegation. Tall spikes, covered in felt bear unusual green flowers that smell like melted candle wax.
FS $15.00